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1 follow one's nose
(to go straight forward.) a merge tot înainte -
2 poke one's nose into
(to interfere with other people's business: He is always poking his nose into my affairs.) a-şi vârî nasul în -
3 turn up one's nose at
(to treat with contempt: He turned up his nose at the school dinner.) a strâmba din nas la -
4 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuuEnglish-Romanian dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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5 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuuEnglish-Romanian dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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6 look down one's nose at
(to regard with contempt.) a privi de sus -
7 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nas2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) miros3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) bot2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) a-şi croi drum cu grijă2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) a adulmeca•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose -
8 lead by the nose
(to make (a person) do whatever one wants.) a duce de nas (pe cineva) -
9 smell
1. [smel] noun1) (the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose: My sister never had a good sense of smell.) simţul mirosului2) (the quality that is noticed by using this power: a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.) miros3) (an act of using this power: Have a smell of this!) aspirare pe nas2. [smelt] verb1) (to notice by using one's nose: I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.) a mirosi2) (to give off a smell: The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.) a mirosi3) (to examine by using the sense of smell: Let me smell those flowers.) a mirosi, a simţi•- - smelling- smelly
- smelliness
- smell out -
10 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) a măcina, a râşni2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) a scrâşni3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) a hârşâi2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) corvoadă- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
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11 handkerchief
['hæŋkə if]plurals - handkerchiefs, handkerchieves; noun(( abbreviation hanky) (plural hankies, hankie) a small usually square piece of cloth or paper tissue used for wiping or blowing one's nose into.) batistă -
12 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) a privi, a se uita2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) a părea3) (to face: The house looks west.) a da spre2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) privire2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) privire3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspect•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
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13 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) a împinge; a înghionti2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) a face (o gaură)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) a scoate2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) ghiont- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
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14 feature
['fi: ə] 1. noun1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) caracteristică2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) trăsătură3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) articol (de ziar)4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; ( also adjective) a feature film.) film (de lung metraj)2. verb(to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) a prezenta/a avea în rolul principal -
15 nostril
['nostril](one of the two openings in the nose through which one breathes, smells etc.) nară -
16 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) rece2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frig3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) rece, neprietenos2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frig2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) răceală•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
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17 powder
1. noun1) (any substance in the form of fine particles: soap powder; milk-powder.) pudră2) (a special kind of substance in this form, used as a cosmetic etc: face-powder; talcum powder.) pudră3) (formerly, gunpowder: powder and shot.) praf (de puşcă)2. verb(to put powder on (one's face or body): She powdered her nose.) a pudra- powdered- powdery
- powder puff
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18 rhinoceros
plurals - rhinoceroses, rhinoceros; noun(a type of large thick-skinned animal with one or two horns on its nose.) rinocer -
19 tickle
['tikl] 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) a gâdila2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) a mânca3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) a amuza2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) mâncărime, gâdilitură2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) iritaţie, mâncărime•- ticklish- be tickled pink -
20 tissue
['tiʃu:]1) ((one of the kinds of) substance of which the organs of the body are made: nervous tissue; the tissues of the body.) ţesut2) ((a piece of) thin soft paper used for wiping the nose etc: He bought a box of tissues for his cold.) batiste de hârtie•
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